Stomach churning moment a 2.5cm chunk of EAR WAX is removed

Stomach-churning footage shows an audiologist removing a 2.5cm chunk of WAX from a patient's ear Audiologist Neel Raithatha spent minutes prising huge block of wax from ear Wax measured a whopping 2.5cm - the entire length of an average ear canal Mr Raithatha and his patient gasped as the chunk of wax was extracted 

By Connor Boyd For Mailonline

Published: 10:17 BST, 19 June 2019 | Updated: 10:17 BST, 19 June 2019

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Stomach-churning footage shows the moment an audiologist extracts a mammoth chunk of ear wax that left a patient too scared to fly.

Neel Raithatha, from Leicester, was stunned when he finally prised the huge block of wax from the patient's ear in February. 

He and his patient could be heard gasping after removing the chunk of wax, which measured a whopping 2.5cm - the entire length of an average ear canal.  

It had left the patient scared to fly for fear of the pressure causing pain in his ears. 

The chunk of wax measured a whopping 2.5cm - the entire length of an average ear canal

The chunk of wax measured a whopping 2.5cm - the entire length of an average ear canal

Mr Raithatha, an audiologist with 10 years experience, could be heard saying 'Wow' as he extracted the wax at his Hear Clinic surgery in Leicester.  

The video shows him scraping away at layers of wax until the ear canal is finally cleared before using a cup suction to remove the chunk of wax in one whole piece. 

The procedure was performed via an endoscope, by which Mr Raithatha examines inside the patient's inner ear cavity. 

Neel Raithatha, from Leicester, was stunned when he finally prised the huge block of yellow substance from the patient's ear

Neel Raithatha, from Leicester, was stunned when he finally prised the huge block of yellow substance from the patient's ear 

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